Have you ever felt that strange discomfort when seeing an advertisement for something you just wrote in an email, or mentioned in a text document? It’s not your paranoia, it’s the reality of how the internet works today.
We live in a time where large corporations devour every data we generate.
Our personal photos, the invoices we receive, the bank passwords and, of course, the projects we work on daily. In the traditional digital world, the product is you (and your information).
AI is very hungry (and your data is the main course)
The big problem today is that the free tools we have become accustomed to use all our information to train their new artificial intelligences or to fine-tune their advertising machinery.
Whether you are a user who simply wants to protect your family photos and personal emails, or if you are a content creator, freelancer, or agency professional that handles sensitive client data, giving away your information is no longer a viable option.
For this reason, in our latest publications we have thoroughly analyzed Proton, a platform born in Switzerland that is changing the rules of the game. Its promise is to give you complete control of your digital life with top-notch tools, but with zero spying and end-to-end encryption.
So you can see everything they can do for you at a glance, I have prepared this infographic that summarizes their ecosystem:
The Proton ecosystem: 5 allies to shield your daily life
If you look at the image, you will see that this suite goes far beyond a simple secure email. It is a complete environment that protects you in all your facets, both at home and in the office. Here I explain how each tool takes care of you:
Proton Drive, Docs and Sheets: Your digital vault
Whether you’re organizing your household finances or collaborating live with your team to put together a client’s strategy, you do it behind closed doors here. Everything is encrypted on your own device before uploading to the cloud. No one, not even the creators of Proton, can read what you write.
The best? With Proton Drive you can bring all your old files from Google Workspace in seconds.
Lumo AI: The assistant who knows how to keep a secret
We all love using Artificial Intelligence to summarize long texts or search for ideas, but uploading personal or company documents to traditional AIs is a huge risk.
Lumo is Proton’s assistant that operates with full encryption. Thanks to its “Ghost Mode”, the AI forgets your conversation the moment you close the chat. Zero traces.
Proton Mail: Recover your mailbox key
No more scanned emails to sell you things. Whether it’s your medical results, your invoices, or your business’s confidential agreements, Proton Mail ensures that only you and the person receiving it can read the message.
And if you’re too lazy to change emails, its Easy Switch tool automatically changes your entire Gmail inbox.
Proton Pass: The keeper of your keys
Having the same password for Netflix, the bank and work is a danger that you should no longer take. Proton Pass remembers all your keys for you in armored “vaults.”
In addition, it allows you to create fake email aliases (Hide-my-email) to register on dubious websites without giving your real address, protecting your identity against spam and hacking.
Proton VPN: Your shield for the real world
If you connect to Wi-Fi in a cafe, airport or hotel, your banking and personal details are exposed. Proton VPN encrypts your internet connection wherever you are and, thanks to its NetShield shield, blocks viruses and invisible trackers while you browse.
Swiss privacy just a click away
The most convenient thing about all this is that you don’t have to go crazy with dozens of different applications. With a single account you have access to the entire of this integrated ecosystem, backed by Switzerland’s strict privacy laws.
Protecting your ideas, your photos and your professional projects is not something reserved for computer scientists or movie hackers; It is a fundamental right that today is very easy to recover.
Plus, most of these tools offer very generous free plans so you can start trying them out right now without spending a cent.
If you want to know the step by step to configure your account and get the most out of each application, we encourage you to go through the articles that we have been publishing on the blog. Take the step today, your peace of mind tomorrow will thank you!
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